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Diagnostic and Therapeutic same session

Date: Feb 1, 2018

Question:

Patient had a peritoneal abscess. The doctor did a diagnostic aspiration first (10022), then placed a catheter for continued drainage (therapeutic 49406). I do not see an NCCI edit on these two codes, but I'm not sure if I can bill both same day/same session/same abscess. Please advise. 

Question ID : 10417
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